Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby Virgina Hamilton

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Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar BabyVirgina
Hamilton
The Toad and the Donkey Toni Cade Bambara

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What are Doc Rabbit and Bruh Fox doing at the
beginning of the story?

• They are building a house.

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2. Who expects to win the race in The Toad
and the Donkey? Why?

• The Donkey expects to win. Donkey says hes the
  fastest dude around here.

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3. Who tricks whom in each story?

• Doc Rabbit tricks Bruh Fox.
• Toad tricks Donkey.

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4. How does each trick work out?

• Doc Rabbit tricks Bruh Fox so Bruh Fox tricks Doc
  Rabbit. Doc Rabbit performs the last trick.
• Toad asks members of his family to wait along the
  road during his race with Donkey. They pretend to
  be Toad, so Donkey thinks Toad is always in
  front. He becomes discouraged and ultimately
  loses the race.

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5. Would you expect Doc Rabbit and Bruh Fox
to be able to work together successfully?
Why or why not?

• No, because Bruh Fox is hardworking and Doc
  Rabbit is lazy. Also, foxes generally eat
• rabbits.

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6. Why does the Donkey decide not to race
again? What does this show about him?

• Donkey decides not to race because he is
  disappointed he cant win against a small toad.
• He is easily discouraged.

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7. Which character in the two stories do you
find most clever? most foolish? Why?

• Doc Rabbit or Toad is the most clever.
• Donkey is the most foolish because he never
  realizes that he has been tricked.

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8. What qualities of human nature do these
characters show?

• Doc Rabbit clever, a cheat, mean, lazy, quick
• Bruh Fox easily frightened, clever, easily
  fooled, hard-working
• Toad clever, sense of humor, dependent on family
  support, strong will to win, willing to dispense
  with rules in order to win
• Donkey over confident, easily fooled, easily
  discouraged, losing makes him sad, vain, stupid,
  slow

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9. Which character from these two stories
has the greatest will to win? Explain.

• Toad because he went to great lengths to organize
  his win.

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10. Why does Doc Rabbit trick Bruh Fox?

• He wants to drink all of the cold sweet cream.

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11. Who makes a strange noise when he gets
thirsty?

• Doc Rabbit

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12. Why does Spider suggest Toad and
Donkey have a race?

• He has nothing better to do.

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13. How does Donkey feel when he realizes
he was not going to beat Toad?

• He becomes sad.

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14. What lesson is taught in Doc Rabbit,
Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby?

• He who laughs last, laughs best.

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15. What is explained in The Toad and the
Donkey?

• It explains why donkeys are so reluctant to run.

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16. What is comparing?

• To determine similarities (alike)

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17. What is contrasting?

• To determine differences (different)